Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-10

have been In. and.in bred with eacn
other 10 such ON excess that the biooa
must now be thoroughly reinvigorated.
And the question with breeders natural,
ly ia: what attainable thorough BLOOD
il The best by means OF which TO carry
ibe American trotter to q higher ana
higher standard until we advance MN
10 The two-minute score, II the keSe-
nue. blood, transmitted 10 living AMI
mails through the progeny OF riane1'
Fxchcouer, Orion, Oakland, Engineer,
Doucalion, and others OF the not hume
rous family do not supply the desidera-
tum now so exigent; for one am az u
loss TO say whore it viii be found. :,
Ibaye therefore thought That L couiu
DO a real service to the public by bring-
ine to its attention the history, career
and qualities of the great fsur-mlie-
loire Revenue, US combining IN bis
uedieree the best strains OF thorough,
ijreds having trotting capabilities, ana
exhibiting. in bis individual qualities
and performances the highest CLAIMS
TO the admiration and confidence or
turfneD and horsemen.
irvrAuE's PLACE IN EQUINE HISTORY
Revenue was the best son OF import
cd 1rus,ee. This sire was himself the
son of The great English horse Cation,
and of the great English mare Emma.
The dam OF revenue was Rosalie aomers,
WHO was daughter of Sir Charles her
sire. and granddaughter OF Virginlan
ON her dams side, both Of these horses
sons of Sir Archy and grandsons OF
Diomed. Revenue was, if not the best
four.mile runner of his day, at least
The peer of the very best. he was
foaled in 1913. and was thus ten years
Younger than Boston, and seven years
| older than Lexington which prevented
his trying speed and metal with either
| Of them.
REVENUES PERFORMANCES on THE TURF.
Revenues first appearance on the
lutf was on the Kendall course, at Bal
timore, in May, 1916, in his three-yeaar-
old form. when he ran q race OF mile
heats. beating field in 1:5l, fastest
mile. ~
A week afterwards he ran on the Ma
tiopal course, at Washington, in two
| mile heats, winning the race in 3;13,
fastest heat.
In 1847 he went South, and on Feb.
ruary 18th, at Charleston, in n race oil
two-mile heats, came in winner over
four competitors, running the best heat
in3:47I. On the 10Th of the same month,
on the same track, he beat two competl-
tors. in three-mile heats, in 5:53!.
Going on to New Orleans, he ran on
the Metairie course on the 18th of April
in q race of four-mile heats against
Fanny King and Miss Foote, both by
imported Glencoe beating the latter,
but running second to the former IN
7:44. But on the 18th of the same
month, on the same course, he ran a
match-race with Fanny King OF four
mile heats, and beat in the first and
second heats in 1858 over an exceed
ingly heavy track.
| ON the 18th of December of the same
year, on the Eclipse course OF New Or,
leans. he ran four-mile race against
Verifer, by imported Belshazzar, and
Fanny King. He beat the latter, and
and ran second to the former In three
heats in SOL.
On the 9th of December, on the
Bipesman course, New Orleans, he
beat Topaz, by imported Glencoe, and
another horse, in race of four-mIe
heats. distancing both competitors after
the first heat in S:41. the track being
heavy.
In 1s4S on the Metairie course, on
the Sth of January, lie beat two compe-
titors in four-mile heats in 500.
Onthe 2Isto OF March, on the Bingaaan
course, he received forfeit from To-
paz. 80,
On the Metairie course on the 18th OF
April he was beaten by Charmer, by
imported Glencoe, in four-mlle-heat
raoe in 1915.
Two weeks afterwards, on the Binga-
man course, he ran against Verlfier
again, and also against Oliver, by Wag-
ner, in race of four mile heats, beat
ing the latter, but running second to
the former in Sl7.
On the I'd OF December, over the
ECLIPSE course, New Orleans, he beat
| Cbarmer in a race Of four-mile heats,
distaucing her in the second heat in
500.
On the Metairie course on the llth OF
the same month, he beat Little Emily
by Wagner, in four-mile heats, over
heavy track in $50.
But on the 22d of the same month,
on the Eclipse course, he ran against
three others, in three-mile heats, beat
ing ore of them, but being beaten by
Gallatin and Little Emily, both by
Wagner, in sos.
In 1S49, at Mobile, on the 18th OF
March. he beat in q field OF four, in
two-mile heats, in 3:46. But on the
22d of the same month, in three-mile
heats, he was beaten by his former
combetitor, Charmer, in 5:54.
In 1850, at Mobile, he beat field, in
tbree-mile heats, in 557.
On March the 9th, on the Binga-
man course, New Orleans. he ran sec
ond to Doubloon by imported Mar
grave. in a race Of four-mile heats, in
7:51.
In 1851, on the Broad Rock course,
Chesterfield, Va, on May 9TH, he beat
field in race of threemlle heats III
1854.
and again, at Fairfield, near Rich-
mond, Va, on Nay 18th. he again beat
o field in three. mile heats in 6:0i, dis
tancing his competitions
This ended bis career on the turf, III
which ont of twenty-one races he was
winner in fourteen, and of which eleven
were races of four-mile heats. Ills
winnings were $4,000. He was never
beaten but three times in a four-milC
race, except by n competitor whom he
afterwards easily conquered. The ex
ceptions were Verifer, Doubloon, and
Gallatin. Verifer was by imported
Relshazzar ont of imported BrittaniG
by English Muley. 1t was said thai
Colonel William II. johnson, under
whose control Revenue made all hi:
races, was .fncsSing for matchract
with Ycrifer, but missed his object
Gallatin was by Wagner, the best sor
OF Sir Charles out of dam by i'm
ported Leviathan-bloods on both sides
very hard to beat. Doubloon was by
imported Margrave out of Picayunt
by Medoc. Revenue had but onC
chance at Gallatin and at Doubloon.
In races over the heavy courses Of
that day the best horses were some